This good-bodied, mature, classy looking sort took until the half furlong to get the better of a prolonged duel with the runner-up. In the final strides he was really asserting and going away, winning with energy to spare.

With sprint specialist Henry Candy as a trainer and the Gimcrack nominated as his target, it’s tempting to ignore the strong influences for 10-12 furlongs on the dam’s side of Limato’s pedigree.